scotia_girl

HI All, 

First with RC here, we are sailing with our 10 and 12 y/o Explorer of the Seas Aug 13/20 Greece/Crotia.   I want to book an excursion for Santorini but it leaves ship at 7:30am and when I called RC they said port days kids Club Adventure Ocean is drop off before 9am until 5pm.   They could not confirm that it would be open for 7:30am so my husband and I could go on our excursion.   Has anyone sailed before and can confirm they will be opened, with MSC you needed to tell kids club you would need their services early and someone would be there to open (as long as you booked one for their excursions).   Thanks! 

On 7/19/2021 at 11:10 PM, doublebzz said:

May I ask, how and where did you purchase this at $28?  Other posters are saying the MSC Travel Protection Plan is $150 per person for U.S. citizens.

I didnt see it listed/posted.  I called MSC (would have been the american call center) but they said for my departure (out of europe) this was the only option for insurance, she said it was optionally not required but told me the price - 82$ so I said YES i would buy it.    

interesting...maybe try to buy yours first then see if his option appears.  Also maybe a child is 12 and under so if needs to get adult ??  MSC website is very lacking...

On 7/2/2021 at 3:41 PM, Stockjock said:

Do you know if there is a way to upload that vaccination certificate?

Yes is Maine we have the CDC paper card for vaccination proof , no QR code etc. 

I called MSC yesterday (07/18/21) and rep confirmed insurance not required for fully vaccinated people from US.  I told her about all this chatter and uncertainity and fear of denied boarding she said not needed if Vaccinated. I did buy the MSC Travel Protection Plan for 82$ for the family of 4 , unreally unsure what this covers just wanted to have most bases covered. I plan to call back in a month or so to see if story changes. Sailing Oct 6th out of Lisbon 

1 minute ago, scotia_girl said:

from MSC USA website regarding Europe cruises  - see last bullet point?!   And in the FAQ it says that if you buy your own private insurance you must still then buy this Travel Protection Plan which is 150$ per person! 

We will deny boarding in case of:
• Symptoms such as fever (>99.5 F / 37.5 C), cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle/body aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat and loss of taste/smell within 14 days of embarkation
• Potential exposure to a suspected or confirmed case of  COVID-19 within 14 days of embarkation
• Temporary travel restrictions based on local circumstances. For example, certain countries may deny visas or prohibit entry based on travel history or nationality.
• Failure to provide the proof of the mandatory Travel Protection Plan with coverage for COVID-19 insurance policy (which must be in English, Italian, German, French or Spanish) 

From FAQ is travel insurance required? 

from MSC USA website regarding Europe cruises  - see last bullet point?!   And in the FAQ it says that if you buy your own private insurance you must still then buy this Travel Protection Plan which is 150$ per person! 

We will deny boarding in case of:
• Symptoms such as fever (>99.5 F / 37.5 C), cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle/body aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat and loss of taste/smell within 14 days of embarkation
• Potential exposure to a suspected or confirmed case of  COVID-19 within 14 days of embarkation
• Temporary travel restrictions based on local circumstances. For example, certain countries may deny visas or prohibit entry based on travel history or nationality.
• Failure to provide the proof of the mandatory Travel Protection Plan with coverage for COVID-19 insurance policy (which must be in English, Italian, German, French or Spanish) 

Hi All, 

We are booked for Virtuosia in Oct 2021 out of Lisbon.   I understand information is changing rapidly, any insights or thoughts if the "bubbles" will still be in place.  We don't usually book the ship excursions but prefer to go off our own. Wondering if will be able to do that still. 

Thanks! 

no answer but I also have a stop at this port and am looking for recommendations... 

sorry can't really answer that question for older kids.  We went on MSC Merv. with our younger kids (4 and 6) at the time.  The kids had a great time, they had scheduled activities every day and you could get the flyer at the desk so you would know when and where to pick up the kids.  But activities were general like movie time 2-4pm, supper at buffet 6-7pm.  Our kids did computer time (playing Minecraft and simply apps), movie times, gym times (play games like tag, soccer etc but more fun in the inside gym area), they did coloring, sometimes parades through the grand promenade.  I was impressed with the kids club and our 2 kids really had a good time!

One note for other parents reading this... kids club opened at 9am...but Rome port you left ship at 7am, they would NOT take your kids earlier than 9am unless you had an excursion booked through MSC.  I had to book one on ship for that day through MSC (50 Euro) and show the kids club my reservation stub and drop our youngest off so it wouldn't ruin or preplanned private book excursion. 

I also dont see them listed on the Musicia ship 😞

But the print packages say buying these will entitle you to 50% off digital prints.. I may have to call MSC as I REALLY just want digital 

The speed seemed fine but just doing Facebook and Google searching drained our MB for the week.

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They give you an access code to download them at home. They lost 1/2 my photos however. And as other have mentioned once the photographer sees you have the Photopass they don't treat you as good knowing you aren't going to buy their printed photos. Mine was 59$ and worth it for just under 100 photos that they recovered from 3 days but I will not get the other 4 days of picture:) I did print a 8×10 at WAL-MART and the quality was good.

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Yes multiple devices. The MSC website isn't the greatest. We bought the big package and were disappointed to have to cut back on our usage since something was using the internet rapidly. We mainly used it to Google things about our upcoming ports and would wait to post pics etc once in port at free WiFi which is numerous around Europe.

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In the Brass Anchor pub yes you can use them for ciders. The other restaurants/bars may not offer ciders FYI the drink menus were often different

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We embraked in Barcelona and bought 6 pack of water and soda and wine from the shop inside the terminal. No one said anything to us as we carried it on board past many employees. We asked at the shop if we could bring it on the ship and after they said yes we tried it- success!

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No such option when we went in Nov. Was good for checking daily planner, checking the weather for you upcoming ports and we bought an excursion through the app.

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Ok I just got off the Meriviglia and got the VIP Sea card. I printed a 8×10 at WAL-MART and the quality was Great! The not so great part was MSC losing 1/2 of pictures - when i got home ready to download only 1/4 of the pics were there. I had to fill out an online form for lost picture and they have recovered about 1/2 of them. But still waiting on the rest.

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My husband has Scotish heritage (from Nova Scotia) and he will be bringing his kilt

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Can anyone confirm if I can get plain old coffee at breakfast Buffett? I don't need anything fancy like the coffee package lists but if can't have my morning coffee I will buy the package for 29$

Thanks in advance

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It happened to me for 3 nights in a row - I finally tried during the afternoon hrs and it worked no problem ....maybe they do site maintenance during early morning hrs and time difference?? Try it during day and hopefully it will work for you too. I got mine about 1 week ago

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I am not good at cut and paste here there are other topics that give more details but basically ALL of your photos digital copies. Someone said CD I thought it might have been a USB drive but same photos as eveyo else just no physical prints

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I called MSC on Tuesday and booked the photo card for 59$ telling them i couldn't find it on website any longer

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Try to call MSC I wanted the VIP Photo Sea Card and it wasn't listed any longer I called and was able to order it for 59$ - digital copies only no prints but that's all i want anyway

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I called this week to pre-book the VIP Sea Card (digital copies of photos only on a USB drive). I didn't see it on US website any longer and got worried. It was only 59$

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